They say there is a science behind everything and that's also true of the music that we listen to.
Now a Dutch doctor has come up with an exact formula behind the songs that make us feel good.
Cognitive Neurologist Dr. Jacob Jalij found there are certain things that make a song 'upbeat'.
Some of these factors include positive lyrics, a tempo of 150 beats per minute and also putting the song into a third major key.
Here's his list of top 10 feel good songs from the last 50 years:
- Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
- Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
- I'm A Believer - The Monkees
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- Livin' On A Prayer - Job Bon Jovi
- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
- Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
The research was carried out by technology brand Alba and involved Dr Jolij going through 126 songs and getting Brits' feedback on the songs that make them happy.